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Preliminary Notice Questions
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Good Afternoon,
Why would a subcontractor directly hired by a GC not file a preliminary notice but all their suppliers do file preliminary notices? Does this subcontractor lose lien rights?
CaliforniaI received a preliminary notice from a General Contractor today 6/10/21 for $28,000. The agreement and estimate of interior remodel work was note to exceed $4,000.
The work that they did started on Wednesday May 5, 2021. They have not been at my house since Thursday May 20th.
The work in the agreement and estimate is still not done. I have been calling and emailing them for two weeks to finish and they do not reply.
What can I do?
CaliforniaI purchased concrete from affordable concrete company and I have invoice from them showing payment made but the affordable concrete company got the concrete from another company called Texcon. Well I paid my connection to affordable concrete company and they did not pay Texcon. Now Texcon is coming after me for $800 bucks and threatening to put a lien on my property. What do I do?
TexasI was working for a Contractor on a job site as an hourly subcontractor when the contractor told me he was going to severely under estimate the amount of hours from 80 that I had put in to 50, I walked off the job site immediately, I have proof that the kind of hours had absolutely nothing to do with my performance on the job site, he was simply trying to stiff me, do I have a right to compensation for the hours that I worked, can I obtain this through a lien, and is it a good idea to contact the homeowner personally before submitting a formal notice of intent?
KansasI’m a renter on this property the owner was arrested on the property for shooting one of the tenants friends in the back as he tried to run away. Then the owners mother and father took over and asked me to collect rents and do the maintenance work at this property I remove Two 40 yard roll off dumpsters with nothing but house hold trash from the people that owned it before these people bought the property the owners mother was supposed to pay me for the removal of all the garbage these peopl looked like had been tossing out the back door for years in took me two weeks with a rag and snow shovel to get it done then I started removing the inside of the house the people that lived here their hole life out of the house I’ve paid out of my pocket for evictions I’ve paid out of pocket for fixing the plumbing replaced hot water heater toilets and they have not paid me anything for my labor or out of pocket expenses. I also have a ticket for another tenet burning his house hold trash which is 590 dollars she said she would pay now she said she paid for dumpsters and refused to pay this burn ticket can I file a lien on this property for my labor an out of pocket money
GeorgiaHello, I am supplied material to the owner of the project. Once I send the Notice of Intent am I required to file the lien within 10 days or is 10 days my first opportunity after sending the Notice of Intent? Thanks, Len Brown
MaineI made a partial shipment (1/8 of the job) but did not file my prelien w/in 20 days of delivery. Is the entire job at risk because of this?
CaliforniaDoes a general contractor have to file a notice of commencement before beginning a project in Ohio in order to be eligible to file a mechanics lien? This is a bank funded project and the home owners are refusing to sign off on having a final inspection and final draw as they are unhappy with certain items that they asked us to do and I will not change for free.
OhioI am a general contractor working on a large "digester" project in AZ. Work began on 5/10/2021 and notice was sent on 5/28/2021, completion of work is not determined yet but will likely be Q3 of 2021. Levelset states that we missed a deadline to file notice to protect our payments - how is that?
ArizonaWe're supplying materials to a duplex in North Carolina. Do we need to send one preliminary notice, or should we send two?
Thanks!
North Carolina A septic company is threatening a mechanics lien on our an Indiana County property, as we have not paid the bill of $980. The septic company was hired, by us, to perform a County inspection, necessary for "transfer of property". The inspector, from Septic company, performed the inspection on April 21, and stated our septic would pass inspection, after the d-box lid "cap" was replaced. It was thoroughly broken, when uncovered. (broken by the inspector while digging, but unproved) The inspector, of Septic company , said they could replace the lid "cap", and then send in the report to the County, and everything will pass..The inspector said it would be "inexpensive" to put a new cap on the d-box. We gave them oral permission to replace the cap (only) and then send in the report to the County Health Dept. The house is vacant. Unannounced, and with no authorization nor notification, the Septic company, same as did our inspection, came to the house on May 1, 2021, and replaced the entire d-box and charging us $980 for this work. They are now threatening a lien on the property, which has a closing date of June 4th...What can we do? What rights do we have? No work was ever authorized in writing. Thank you,
IndianaAs an independent contractor, I was hired by the electrical subcontractor; SCS Inc. to assist them in acquiring new contract jobs with General Contractors from my personal network. I was successful in establishing a relationship with a GC, and ultimately acquiring the electrical contract job for my client; SCS Inc. I facilitated the singing and agreement between the General Contractor and subcontractor. The agreement established between me and my client the subcontractor; SCS Inc, is to be compensated a set percentage (10%) of the job acquired through my services. The owner of SCS Inc has declined to compensate me for my services, and therefore is in breach of our mutual agreement. To my knowledge, the GC is not aware of the situation and does not know that I am personally owed by the subcontractor. As I file a Notice of Identification both parties, the GC and Sub will be notified of my claim and my intention to ultimately file a lien. Should I contact the project manager (General Contractor) prior to filing, or just proceed and see how it plays out? The project takes place in Massachusetts.
MassachusettsIs my mechanics lien valid, if I filed it after 90 day from my last date of service, if the owner does not file a notice of completion billy41337@aol.com
California We subcontracted to work for a General Contractor at a residence. We keep getting told by the GC they have not gotten paid. We last were on-site September 10th, 2020 amid Covid-19 restrictions.
New JerseyI got a 20 day lien notice sent in to me and signed it disputing. The company never sent an actual bill to my house for services and billed me way more than the initial verbal agreement for the scope of work. I do not want to pay them the amount they are putting in this lien due to never having agreed to an amount above the money verbally agreed upon. They will not send me any contracts I have signed as I asked them for these. This looks like a very deficient lien but, I don't want to have it against my property. Can you provide any assistance?
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